Lousiville Cardinals' Kevin Ware Breaks Leg vs. Duke

Gravdigr · 04-01-2013, 07:57 AM

Right off the bat:

If you are squeamy at all, DO NOT WATCH THIS.

Last night, playing against Duke, Louisville's Kevin Ware jumps, going for a block. It looks like he lands fine, except for the compound tib/fib fracture in his right lower leg. Looks like his leg just decided to take a break, literally.

Hope he heals up ok. This could potentially be a career killer.

It's gruesome, you've been warned:

Gravdigr · 04-01-2013, 08:01 AM

It's kinda funny watching the other players. You sort of forget that a lot of these kids are still just kids. Some of them look about ready to faint. Probably never seen anything that shocking.

You get the impression, what with the muscles, the athleticism, that these are all big, tough, macho guys.

Still just kids a lot of the time, though.

infinite monkey · 04-01-2013, 08:22 AM

omg omg omg that is awful. Like the Joe Theisman leg break. Makes me want to cry FOR them.

I'm sure the other players really felt it. No one wants to see that happen.

Oh sheesh I'm reminded of my senior year in basketball where I hurt my knee and finally got back into a game mid-season, went for a rebound, and hurt my knee again. Had a quack doc, though. Nowadays they really work on rehabbing even HS athletes. I really think my knee cost me a track scholarship of some sort.

I hope they can help him...looks like it'd be real hard to recover from a break like that. Poor guy.

Griff · 04-01-2013, 08:34 AM

That was the worst thing I'd seen in sports since LT's cocaine fueled assault on Theisman. All the players were a mess. It seemed crazy to me that his parents were not there.

Gravdigr · 04-01-2013, 09:18 AM

Ware's parents couldn't attend the game for some reason. They did get his girlfriend outta the stands (I think) so someone close to him could be with him.

glatt · 04-01-2013, 09:25 AM

Poor kid. Weird how his leg broke. It didn't seem to get bent the wrong way like when a football player gets tackled. I wonder if there was already a hairline fracture?

I know there's a lot of money in these college sports, but it's not like pro sports. Is the school going to take care of him, or do his parents now have to pony up for the expense? Compound fractures can be complicated and expensive and slow to heal.

BigV · 04-01-2013, 10:20 AM

No.

Undertoad · 04-01-2013, 11:23 AM

Is he going to be put down?

Gravdigr · 04-01-2013, 01:33 PM

What do ya mean, like callin him a cripple?

Sundae · 04-02-2013, 04:42 AM

No.
Am not watching.

I fulfilled my watching people break stuff quota when I was 12 and Emily fell over and broke her arm right in front of me. I took her to Matron and Matron actually thought Emily was bringing me in, because I had gone an interesting shade of green.

Clodfobble · 04-02-2013, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

Is the school going to take care of him, or do his parents now have to pony up for the expense? Compound fractures can be complicated and expensive and slow to heal.

I haven't heard anything specifically about this, but I do know that most if not all major universities have group health insurance plans for their students (mandatory participation, with the cost included as part of the tuition.) It's not in their best interest for students to have to drop out because they went bankrupt on medical bills, and college kids are notoriously stupid about both hygiene and safety.

ZenGum · 04-02-2013, 05:07 PM

In theory, properly set bones heal and recover to full strength, so in six to twelve months, he should be fine, if a bit rusty. Better this than doing a knee ligament. Doubt he felt that way when it happened, though. ouchie!

jimhelm · 04-02-2013, 05:08 PM

Heard all about it. Not. Watching. That. Shit.

orthodoc · 04-02-2013, 06:00 PM

OW. OW. OW.

I feel his pain, or more accurately, the pain of those watching. In 2008, I watched my daughter fall from her horse - came dislodged during a huge buck - and saw her hit the rock-hard August ground with her outstretched right hand, saw in slow motion her radius and ulna part ways and her elbow deform completely so that her forearm suddenly looked like a giant isosceles triangle, something completely incompatible with human anatomy - heard her scream and scream again as she saw the same thing - saw the horse land a few mm from her head and continue bucking.

I ran and grabbed the fucking horse and dragged him bodily away from my daughter. Threw his ass outside the training ring and didn't care for one moment if he ran into the road and was converted to equine pizza.

I relive that moment over and over in my dreams. The vision of her arm deforming so grotesquely.

She now has a titanium upper radius, because the orthopod couldn't put her arm back together. It'll be good unless she gives it another major trauma, such as falling from a horse.

Right now her third job, after cleaning offices at night and selling horse supplements, is riding.

Horse people (me included) are crazy.

zippyt · 04-02-2013, 06:56 PM

I saw the vid and a few after pics,
FUCKING OOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He is young strong and will prolly have the best of the best care,
Its amazing what those Ortho docs can do ,
Steel braces and speed screws

04-01-2013, 07:57 AM	#1
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Lousiville Cardinals' Kevin Ware Breaks Leg vs. Duke Right off the bat: If you are squeamy at all, DO NOT WATCH THIS. Last night, playing against Duke, Louisville's Kevin Ware jumps, going for a block. It looks like he lands fine, except for the compound tib/fib fracture in his right lower leg. Looks like his leg just decided to take a break, literally. Hope he heals up ok. This could potentially be a career killer. It's gruesome, you've been warned: __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

04-01-2013, 08:01 AM	#2
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	It's kinda funny watching the other players. You sort of forget that a lot of these kids are still just kids. Some of them look about ready to faint. Probably never seen anything that shocking. You get the impression, what with the muscles, the athleticism, that these are all big, tough, macho guys. Still just kids a lot of the time, though. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

04-01-2013, 08:34 AM	#4
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	That was the worst thing I'd seen in sports since LT's cocaine fueled assault on Theisman. All the players were a mess. It seemed crazy to me that his parents were not there. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

04-01-2013, 09:18 AM	#5
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Ware's parents couldn't attend the game for some reason. They did get his girlfriend outta the stands (I think) so someone close to him could be with him. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

04-01-2013, 10:20 AM	#7
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	No. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

04-01-2013, 08:22 AM	#3
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	omg omg omg that is awful. Like the Joe Theisman leg break. Makes me want to cry FOR them. I'm sure the other players really felt it. No one wants to see that happen. Oh sheesh I'm reminded of my senior year in basketball where I hurt my knee and finally got back into a game mid-season, went for a rebound, and hurt my knee again. Had a quack doc, though. Nowadays they really work on rehabbing even HS athletes. I really think my knee cost me a track scholarship of some sort. I hope they can help him...looks like it'd be real hard to recover from a break like that. Poor guy.

04-01-2013, 09:25 AM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Poor kid. Weird how his leg broke. It didn't seem to get bent the wrong way like when a football player gets tackled. I wonder if there was already a hairline fracture? I know there's a lot of money in these college sports, but it's not like pro sports. Is the school going to take care of him, or do his parents now have to pony up for the expense? Compound fractures can be complicated and expensive and slow to heal.

04-01-2013, 11:23 AM	#8
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Is he going to be put down?

04-01-2013, 01:33 PM	#9
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	What do ya mean, like callin him a cripple? __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

04-02-2013, 04:42 AM	#10
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	No. Am not watching. I fulfilled my watching people break stuff quota when I was 12 and Emily fell over and broke her arm right in front of me. I took her to Matron and Matron actually thought Emily was bringing me in, because I had gone an interesting shade of green. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

04-02-2013, 05:07 PM	#12
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	In theory, properly set bones heal and recover to full strength, so in six to twelve months, he should be fine, if a bit rusty. Better this than doing a knee ligament. Doubt he felt that way when it happened, though. ouchie! __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

04-02-2013, 05:08 PM	#13
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	Heard all about it. Not. Watching. That. Shit. __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

04-02-2013, 06:00 PM	#14
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	OW. OW. OW. I feel his pain, or more accurately, the pain of those watching. In 2008, I watched my daughter fall from her horse - came dislodged during a huge buck - and saw her hit the rock-hard August ground with her outstretched right hand, saw in slow motion her radius and ulna part ways and her elbow deform completely so that her forearm suddenly looked like a giant isosceles triangle, something completely incompatible with human anatomy - heard her scream and scream again as she saw the same thing - saw the horse land a few mm from her head and continue bucking. I ran and grabbed the fucking horse and dragged him bodily away from my daughter. Threw his ass outside the training ring and didn't care for one moment if he ran into the road and was converted to equine pizza. I relive that moment over and over in my dreams. The vision of her arm deforming so grotesquely. She now has a titanium upper radius, because the orthopod couldn't put her arm back together. It'll be good unless she gives it another major trauma, such as falling from a horse. Right now her third job, after cleaning offices at night and selling horse supplements, is riding. Horse people (me included) are crazy. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

04-02-2013, 06:56 PM	#15
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	I saw the vid and a few after pics, FUCKING OOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He is young strong and will prolly have the best of the best care, Its amazing what those Ortho docs can do , Steel braces and speed screws __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

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